| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Albert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Standley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Love (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Porter (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Bernard Moffett is denied by Thomas Porter | 36-32 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Edward Cooper | 36-34 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is hacked by Donald Standley - foul #1 on Donald Standley, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Zanchez | 39-34 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Frank Love misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Carnahan | 39-34 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Larry Hartung takes the ball from Robert Albert in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Frank Love clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:49 | Missouri State | Donald Standley hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper tips it home | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the dunk attempt | 39-36 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Boris Zanchez picks off the pass by Donald Standley | 41-36 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker tips it in | 43-36 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Bernard Moffett swats the short shot by Edward Cooper | 43-36 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung travels with the ball | 43-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (PG) Robert Albert | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG), Robert Kinney (SG), David Mathis (SF), Arthur Johnson (PF), Ivory Farrell (C) Larry Hartung, Donald Standley, Edward Cooper, Frank Love, Thomas Porter | |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Grant Tucker | 45-36 |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Grant Tucker steps in front of the Robert Kinney pass | 45-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Filip Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Albert Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Mathis (fresh) PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivory Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan is hacked by Robert Kinney - foul #3 on Robert Kinney, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG) Filip Zentz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Standley (SG) David Mathis | |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Kinney - foul #4 on Robert Kinney, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Cooper (SF), Frank Love (PF) Robert Kinney, Ivory Farrell | |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Albert Odom connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Edward Cooper | 46-39 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bernard Moffett | 49-39 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Donald Standley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Frank Love comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Carnahan - foul #1 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (PF) Grant Tucker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Jack Adcox (SG), Thomas Porter (C) Albert Odom, Donald Standley, Arthur Johnson | |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Frank Love makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Frank Love makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan blows the layup | 49-41 |
| 13:20 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Edward Cooper | 49-41 |
| 13:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Waldron steals the ball from Edward Cooper | 49-41 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan jams it on a great pass from Bernard Moffett | 51-41 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is called for a charge - foul #4 on Jack Adcox, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (SG), Filip Zentz (SF) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Standley (SG), David Mathis (SF), Ivory Farrell (PF) Jack Adcox, Edward Cooper, Frank Love | |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Hartung - foul #2 on Larry Hartung, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson (PF) Thomas Porter | |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Ivory Farrell grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-41 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Robert Albert connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Waldron | 54-41 |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Albert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Filip Zentz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Carnahan (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Standley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Mathis (fresh) PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ivory Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Mathis - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SG), Bernard Moffett (SF), Grant Tucker (PF) Robert Albert, Filip Zentz, Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Cooper (SF) David Mathis | |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Donald Standley slams it home on a nice dish by Larry Hartung | 56-43 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Arthur Johnson denies the turnaround by Bernard Moffett | 56-43 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Muszynski | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan (C) Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Ellison (PG), Albert Odom (SG), Frank Love (PF), Thomas Porter (C) Larry Hartung, Donald Standley, Arthur Johnson, Ivory Farrell | |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Frank Love gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 10:02 | Missouri State | Albert Odom misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is hacked by Edward Cooper - foul #1 on Edward Cooper, team foul #8 | 58-43 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Carnahan | 60-43 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter gets the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Moffett - foul #3 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #2 | 60-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SF) Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Grant Tucker | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Barry Ellison - foul #1 on Barry Ellison, team foul #9 | 60-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (SG), Robert Muszynski (PF) Boris Zanchez, Grant Tucker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Standley (SG), David Mathis (SF) Barry Ellison, Edward Cooper | |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | Donald Standley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Filip Zentz | 62-44 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Muszynski | 65-44 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Donald Standley clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 65-44 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Muszynski | 67-44 |
| 07:48 | Missouri State | Donald Standley clanks a jump hook near the basket | 67-44 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Love | 67-44 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | Donald Standley is hacked by Robert Muszynski - foul #3 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #3 | 67-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SG), Bernard Moffett (SF), Grant Tucker (PF) Christopher Waldron, Filip Zentz, Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Hartung (PG), Edward Cooper (SF), Arthur Johnson (C) Albert Odom, David Mathis, Thomas Porter | |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Cooper, team foul #10 | 67-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Albert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Hartung (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Standley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edward Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Love (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Donald Standley steals it from Robert Albert | 67-44 |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | Donald Standley misses the easy layup | 67-44 |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Frank Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 06:36 | Missouri State | Edward Cooper misses short on a jumper from the left side | 67-44 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Frank Love grabs the offensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Donald Standley double dribbles | 67-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Stanley Carnahan (C) Robert Albert, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Kinney (SG), Ivory Farrell (C) Donald Standley, Frank Love | |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Waldron | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Larry Hartung drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Cooper | 69-47 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 69-47 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ivory Farrell | 69-47 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Robert Kinney can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Boris Zanchez - foul #3 on Boris Zanchez, team foul #4 | 69-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (PG), Filip Zentz (SG), Frederick Titus (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Robert Muszynski (C) Christopher Waldron, Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Grant Tucker, Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (PG), Jack Adcox (SF) Larry Hartung, Edward Cooper | |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Robert Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Robert Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 69-49 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus can't tip it in | 69-49 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski misses the tip | 69-49 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Albert Odom is hacked by Robert Muszynski - foul #4 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Ellison (PG) Arthur Johnson | |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Ivory Farrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Muszynski - foul #5 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #6 | 69-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SG) Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Ivory Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Ivory Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez buries a shot from close range and he's fouled by Barry Ellison - foul #2 on Barry Ellison, team foul #11 | 71-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson (C) Ivory Farrell | |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez makes the free throw | 72-50 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Robert Kinney misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-50 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Frederick Titus | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is whistled for traveling | 72-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Albert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Filip Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Titus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Barry Ellison (fresh) SG - Albert Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Adcox (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Robert Kinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 72-50 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ryan Bourgoin | 72-50 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus lays it in on a nice dish by Boris Zanchez and the foul's on Jack Adcox - foul #5 on Jack Adcox, team foul #12 | 74-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SF), Ivory Farrell (C) Albert Odom, Jack Adcox | |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus makes the free throw | 75-50 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | David Mathis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-50 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Albert and the foul's on Robert Kinney - foul #5 on Robert Kinney, team foul #13 | 77-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Odom (SG) Robert Kinney | |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez makes the free throw | 78-50 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | Ivory Farrell travels with the ball | 78-50 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | David Mathis steals it from Robert Albert | 78-50 |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Ivory Farrell clanks a floater in the paint | 78-50 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus grabs the defensive rebound | 78-50 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Boris Zanchez | 80-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | David Mathis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Albert Odom - foul #1 on Albert Odom, team foul #14 | 80-53 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the 2nd free throw | 82-53 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Ivory Farrell is denied by Filip Zentz | 82-53 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Frederick Titus | 82-53 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Albert runs out the clock | 82-53 |